Thompson Hine LLP is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 United States, a directory of client- and peer-recommended firms, practices and lawyers used by clients throughout the country to guide their selection of lawyers and law firms. The Legal 500 series “highlights the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.”
The guide recommends Thompson Hine’s Construction, Corporate Transactions & Securities, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Government Contracts, Investment Management, Real Estate, Sport and Transportation practices and recognizes 61 of its lawyers.
Additionally, Construction partner Jeffrey R. Appelbaum and Frank D. Chaiken, chair of the Corporate Transactions & Securities practice, are noted as “Hall of Fame” members, hailed as one of the top 15 lawyers in the Construction (including construction litigation) category and one of the top 12 in the M&A Middle-Market ($250-$500M) category, respectively. According to Legal 500, lawyers in this category are “at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.”
Transportation practice group chair Karyn A. Booth is one of 12 “Leading Partners” for Transport: Rail and Road, Alan S. Ritchie is one of 18 “Leading Partners” for Construction, and Will Henry is one of 25 lawyers recognized on the “Leading Partners” list for M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M). According to Legal 500, lawyers with this designation are the strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Also called out for special recognition as a “Next Generation Partner” is Jack Clark, one of 16 named for Construction. David E. Benz is one of 3 named a “Leading Associate” for Transport: Rail and Road.
The guide recommends the following Thompson Hine lawyers by name:
- Paul Allaer (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- Matthew Alshouse (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Jeffrey R. Appelbaum (Construction, Sport)
- James B. Aronoff (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Robyn Axberg (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- Corby J. Baumann (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- David E. Benz (Transport: Rail and Road, Transport: Shipping)
- Karyn A. Booth (Transport: Rail and Road, Transport Shipping)
- Sandra L. Brown (Transport: Rail and Road, Transport: Shipping)
- Timothy R. Brown (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
- Frank D. Chaiken (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- Jack Clark (Construction, Sport)
- Susan C. Cornett (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- John D. Cottingham (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- Thomas J. Coyne (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Edward T. DeLisle (Government Contracts)
- Dominic DeMatties (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
- Andrew J. Davalla (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds)
- Garret D. Evers (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- James E. Frankel (Construction)
- Cathryn E. Greenwald (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Daniel M. Haymond (Construction)
- Will Henry (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- William J. Hubbard (Construction)
- Christie Iannetta (Transport: Rail and Road, Transport: Shipping)
- Katherine B. Kohn (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
- Stephen M. King (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Karen M. Kozlowski (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- David Lewis ((Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Julia Ann Love (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
- Erin Luke (Construction, Sport)
- Beth A. Mandel (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
- Jeff Moreno (Transport: Rail and Road, Transport: Shipping)
- Allyson O'Keefe (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Kevin D. Oles (Construction)
- Jonathan A. Olick (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Mitchell R. Prentis (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Francis E. Purcell, Jr. (Government Contracts)
- Rebeccah Raines (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- Kimberly E. Ramundo (Construction)
- Edward C. Redder (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
- Alan S. Ritchie (Construction, Sport)
- Laura A. Ryan (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
- Michael N. Samuels (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Todd M. Schild (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- Stephen B. Schrock (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Philip B. Sineneng (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds)
- Robyn Minter Smyers (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Sarah Sparer (Construction)
- Ryan S. Spiegel (Government Contracts)
- JoAnn M. Strasser (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds)
- Bibb Strench (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds)
- William Ticknor (Real Estate: Large Cap ($500M+))
- Jason D. Tutrone (Transport: Rail and Road, Transport: Shipping)
- David Uhlendorff (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
- Andrés M. Vera (Government Contracts)
- Mike Viayra, Jr. (Construction)
- David D. Watson (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- Stuart Welburn (M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500M))
- David Whaley (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
- Michael V. Wible (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds)
- Kim Wilcoxon (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)